September 5, 2011

Getting Ready : 4th week

First, of al I want to thank these sweet teachers who awarded me with a “Top Ten” award this weekend. You all rock .. and you all are in my favorite teaching blog list too!

So many of you are starting school tomorrow..I will be thinking and praying for a fun, organized and stress free day for you. And, I hope you get a little sleep tonight. I never sleep the night before school starts! HA! My mind won’t shut down long enough to rest!!

We are starting week #4 tomorrow.. I “finally” believe that are settling into a routine and they know what is expected now. I really hope I did not jinx myself by saying that…

This is Clifford Week.. and I love that Big Red Dog! I usually require my students to do a family book report on a Clifford book.. but I choose to skip it this year. We will still read tons of Clifford books this week and I have several Clifford centers that they will work on. I also really hope we can squeeze in a Clifford art project.. but I feel like I can not fit everything into our schedule that I want to do. My students go to art 3x a week- so skipping a classroom art project makes the most sense. Even if it makes this creative teacher sad….

I also made a new door display to go up tomorrow. Our school’s homecoming is coming up later this month.. so this is perfect. I plan to leave it up until October then put something Halloween on my door.. which is crazy. Halloween? All ready?

I have a question for you..

I had a reader ask me for chapter book suggestions.. and I gave her my list of ones I recommend. But I would love to hear what you read to your students. We are currently reading Junie B.. and I also enjoy the Mouse and the Motorcyle, Charlotte’s Web, and Freckle Juice. Please share some other fun ones with me!

Well, the good news is that Monday is behind us and it we enjoyed a LONG weekend!!! The bad news is that I will be a day behind all week because it feels like a Sunday to me!

Love that you get to jump into 1 theme for a week!! Kinda sounds like a great way to center all the attention around 1 goal! LOVE IT! We are starting week 2 ish!! We had 1.5 done before the weekend?! How does that work?! I LOVE week 4 ...its always soo much more relaxing!! Enjoy!!

I am a HUGE Junie B fan and started reading book one earlier than I ever have in previous years. :) I just couldn't wait!!! My friend who teaches second grade loves The Bailey School Kids series. She says her kids can't get enough. Here is a link: http://www.amazon.com/the-bailey-school-kids/lm/DB9P0TIMT8SM

I also have started with Magic Tree House! Because of the earthquake a few weeks ago, I jumped right into the Earthquake in the Early Morning one. It really helped them understand how scary and damaging earthquakes can be!

Can you tell me what font you used for the First Grade that you used on your homecoming door decorations (which are adorable, by the way! I especially love Emma Claire's, as two of my girls are Emma and Claire!)Thanks,Kirsten

I, too, would love to know where you got the stick figures...they look similar to some clipart I have from PC Crafter, but mine are not sports themed...can you let me know where you got it at? Thank you!

GOOOOOOOD HEEAAAAAVEEENNNNSSSS! I am in LOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEE with all of your CUTE fonts and images and homemade stuff! I LOVE it! Please, tell me your secret. I recognize most fonts as PC and CK. Do you have specific CD Roms? Do you download from a website???? I need to know. I hate all the pre fab stuff. I love the home made feel and all of yours is over the top adorable! Do you have links somewhere on this blog to some of your great stuff????? I appreciate alll of your free downloads. I currently teach preschool. Have taught Kindergarten and First Grade too. This is my 14th year. I just wish you were teaching down the hall from me so I could be a fly on your wall! Please, fill me in on a secret or two. I would like to be able to make customized name tags, bulletin boards etc. with all that great TYPOGRAPHY and adorable images! Your firsties are LUCKKKKYYY!